"God help me. I was only 19" Today is Vietnam Veterans Day. We remember those who made the supreme sacrifice. We remember those who came home with physical and mental injuries. We remember those who came home to a nation that shunned them. Welcome Home. Lest We Forget

“When they run, we stand still. When they stand still, we like to run” Tom and Pat Brinkworth sat down with me for the Australian Farm Journal 13 years ago, so it was interesting to flick through the yarn and revisit their story more than a decade on (and since Tom’s passing)

Lamb marking muster but make it exciting with thunderbolts and lightening #ausag #sheep

International Dog Day The most loyal mates you’ll ever have. #kelpies

Really enjoyed getting to Kingston today for a chat with 93yo transport pioneer Howard Dicker. He only stopped driving this KW at age 91, after an 85 year career behind the wheel.

Long before the Starlink and smartphones we used HF ( high frequency) transceivers. And everyone had an individual callsign. And we’d call each other at set times (0930, 1230, 1730 in our families case) on a particular frequency to make sure we were ok. A real social network

Therese Elsey Photography took this picture of the Celestial Emu Kalthi rising over the court house in Milparinka.

Happy Father’s Day to this King of the Kids Tom Rymill born for the role 🙏

This place must be a Andrew Whitelaw favourite when in downtown Echuca…?

Meanwhile; the two essentials in an Australian country town…peppercorn trees, and a disposals emporium 🩷

Great to chat to ABC Limestone Coast’s Liz Rymill last week about some of the many issues raised during my recent two-day trip to the South East – plus my Cash Payments Bill, which I’ll be introducing to parliament this week, aimed at protecting the right of South Australians to

Memories of trips to “town”…the Christmas window displays, elevator rides, the Magic Cave…when shopping was an adventure, not a chore… #Adelaide #SouthAustralia

Wheat stacks, Wallaroo, 1910. (📷 Ambrose Haulage)